Articles | Volume 12, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3481-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3481-2019
Model evaluation paper
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07 Aug 2019
Model evaluation paper |  | 07 Aug 2019

The road weather model RoadSurf (v6.60b) driven by the regional climate model HCLIM38: evaluation over Finland

Erika Toivonen, Marjo Hippi, Hannele Korhonen, Ari Laaksonen, Markku Kangas, and Joni-Pekka Pietikäinen

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We evaluated the skill of the road weather model RoadSurf to reproduce present-day road weather conditions in Finland when driven by a high-resolution regional climate model. Simulated road surface temperatures and conditions were compared to observations between 2002 and 2014 at 25 Finnish road weather stations. RoadSurf accurately captured the main characteristics of road weather conditions. Thus, this model can be used to study the future scenarios of road weather in the study area.